Chardonnay Day

Today is Chardonnay Day, a day dedicated to the world's most famous and widespread white grape variety. Capable of producing a wine of extraordinary qualities, Chardonnay remains, especially in evolution, a versatile and promising emblem for composing pure wines and intriguing blends of extreme charm. Its close kinship with France, to which the Burgundy wine tradition has always delivered admirable masterpieces, has not prevented this variety from also being bred in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Chile. Italy, too, has long welcomed it as a valid expression of a generous and adaptable wine that can express itself in different ways without losing charm and elegance.

Different climates and latitudes make Chardonnay safe and ample, qualified to produce fresh, subtle and essential wines as in the Chablis region, but also rich and almost opulent wines as in the case of California and Sicily. In addition, the ageing in wood, so decisive for the success of Burgundy, configures a true production style and almost a vocation to achieve maximum organoleptic expression in refined wines with great personality such as the examples produced in the Mâconnais and the Côte de Beaune: these are the wines in which tropical fruits and the woody notes of nuts such as almond and hazelnut meet the toastiness of the barrels for a more integrated and complex flavour.

No less prestigious, the Champagne region is composed of almost 30% Chardonnay, where it is blended with Pinot Noir, or vinified alone (blanc de blancs).

From the fresh, floral bouquet to notes of ripe fruit, in short, Chardonnay is so versatile that it really does please everyone. Celebrate it with us, with this selection of the best Chardonnays, selected for you by the Vino.com sommeliers!

Franciacorta DOCG Satèn Lo Sparviere

Champagne AOC Brut Grand Blanc de Blancs Gosset

Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Chardonnay Glarea 2024 Tramin

Russian River Valley AVA Chardonnay Director's Cut 2022 Francis Ford Coppola

Venezia DOC Bianco dell'Arnasa 2023 Castello di Roncade

Champagne AOC Extra Brut La Grâce d'Hakamiah Philippe Glavier

Champagne AOC Extra Brut 4 Éléments Chardonnay Les Blanches Voies 2018 Huré Frères

Saint-Véran AOC 2023 Joseph Drouhin

Zapallar DO Chardonnay Special Cuvée 2023 Montes

Breedekloof WO Chardonnay Barrel Fermented 2022 Bergsig

Trento Rosé DOC 1673 2017 Cesarini Sforza

Bourgogne AOC Chardonnay Les Vignes de la Roche 2024 Albert Sounit

Pouilly-Fuissé AOC 2023 Louis Latour

Champagne AOC Premier Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs La Croix Saint-Ladre 2016 Colin

Chablis AOC 1er Cru Montmains 2023 Domaine de Chaude Écuelle

Valle d'Aosta DOP Chardonnay 770 2023 Rosset Terroir

Sicilia DOC Chardonnay 2024 Mandrarossa

Tin box Prestige Trento DOC Brut Perlé, 0,75 ℓ, Gift set with flutes